Drča Explained

Official Name:Drča
Pushpin Map:Slovenia
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Slovenia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Slovenia
Subdivision Type1:Traditional region
Subdivision Name1:Lower Carniola
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Southeast Slovenia
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Šentjernej
Area Total Km2:1.34
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:28
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:45.8179°N 15.363°W
Elevation M:246.2
Postal Code:8310
Footnotes:[1]

Drča (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈdəɾtʃa/) is a village in the foothills of the Gorjanci Mountains in the Municipality of Šentjernej in southeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola. It is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[2]

It is best known as the location of the Pleterje Charterhouse, a monastery founded in 1407 with a walled enclosure that includes a Gothic church, dedicated to the Holy Trinity and a newer part of the monastery including its library, built between 1899 and 1904.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. http://www.sentjernej.si Šentjernej municipal site
  3. http://rkd.situla.org/ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage